[ dɪ'dɪmɪəm ]
■ noun Chemistry a mixture containing the rare-earth elements praseodymium and neodymium, used to colour glass for optical filters.
Origin
C19: from Gk didumos 'twin' + -ium .
[ dɪ'dɪmɪəm ]
■ noun Chemistry a mixture containing the rare-earth elements praseodymium and neodymium, used to colour glass for optical filters.
Origin
C19: from Gk didumos 'twin' + -ium .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004